Appa Ani Bappa Movie Review : A moving story of a common man

Story: Appa, a middle class Puneite, takes a loan to fulfill his father's wish of performing a grand puja followed by a grand meal for a hundred people. The only way to repay the loan is to dig into his father's savings. However, the bank delays the disbursement of the amount and that's when god aka Bappa, comes to the rescue.

Review: The trailer of the movie had given hints about the story of Appa Ani Bappa and the resemblance with the Akshay Kumar-Paresh Rawal starrer Oh My God! was also evident. However, though in both movies the protagonists can see and talk to god, there are difference in both stories. In Appa Ani Bappa, the stretched plot affects the execution of the movie.

As the movie name suggests, this is a story of Appa and Bappa. Appa Appa, aka Govind Kulkarni (Bharat Jadhav) is middle class man who lives with his aged father Ramakant Kulkarni (Dilip Prabhavalkar). Ramkant wants to perform a grand puja at home. Without considering the financial condition of their family, they have grand celebration during the Ganpati festival. However, this leads to a huge financial burden on Appa, whose only way out of the situation is to repay the loan using his father's savings. But thaat gets delayed and Bappa aka Vinayak (Subodh Bhave) comes to his rescue.

The movie is a treat for Subodh and Bharat's fans. Dilip Prabhavalkar's acting is effortless. Few scenes evoke genuine laughter and are entertaining to some extent. The underlying social message is also noteworthy.

However, balancing the performances and lengthy plot is a task the makers fail at. Making the movie crisper and focusing on packaging would have given a better result.

—Kalpeshraj Kubal